Village won’t use outside firm to find new manager

The Village of Mackinaw City will advertise “in house” as opposed to hiring an outside firm to help search for a new village manager.

By MIKE FORNESmike@cheboygantribune.com

The Village of Mackinaw City will advertise “in house” as opposed to hiring an outside firm to help search for a new village manager.Don Beavers, named to replaced Jeff Lawson in the village’s top administrative post in December 2011, resigned his position effective Sept. 9. Lawson left his Mackinaw City post in 2011 after 17 years to pursue an administrative position with Cheboygan County, which he continues to hold. The job remains in the hands of Police Chief Patrick Wyman on an interim basis.“The Village Council decided at Thursday’s regular meeting to advertise the position on the village website and in publications of the Michigan Municipal League and the International Association of City Managers,” said Village President Jeff Hingston. Hingston earlier indicated that the next course of action may be to seek an interim manager with previous managerial experience,” perhaps a recently retired manager.” “The Council has decided not to hire an outside firm to conduct the search,” Hingston verified. “I would hope that we would now have someone in place by the first of middle of March. Our new budget will be adopted about that time. I am optimistic that we will have a lot of candidates.”